Aurora Gingerbread House Competition 2012

Photographs by DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Cameron Tinker from Evansville works on his gingerbread house for the Midwest Gingerbread House Competition & Holiday Showcase Saturday morning at The Centre. The competition is an effort to raise funds and awareness for Aurora and its mission to end homelessness. Tinker is with the Professional Team No. 3, Team Sponser Agla

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Professional team No. 8 member Katherine Crowley of Evansville, sponsored by Advanced Vision Associates, works on her team's gingerbread house for the Midwest Gingerbread House Competition & Holiday Showcase Saturday morning at The Centre.

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Four year-old Daisy Castner, daughter of Joe and Jenny Castner of Evansville, looks at a gingerbread house with the Dr. Seuss theme created by Blake & Tiffany Switzer of Crawfordsville, Ind., the Amateur Team No. 28 sponsored by St Mary's Hospital.

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Gingerbread House with the Dr. Seuss theme created by Blake & Tiffany Switzer of Crawfordsville, Indiana the Amateur Team #28 sponsored by St Mary's Hospital.

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Professional team No. 5 member Diane Williams of Rochester Hills, Mich., sponsored by Vowells and Schaaf, works on her team's gingerbread house for the Midwest Gingerbread House Competition & Holiday Showcase Saturday morning at The Centre.

Briley Fuller, 8, from Henderson, Ky., licks her finger as she works on her gingerbread house at the Gingerbread Kids' Workshop at the Midwest Gingerbread House Competition & Holiday Showcase Saturday morning at The Centre. The competition is an effort to raise funds and awareness for Aurora and its mission to end homelessness.

DANIEL R. PATMORE / SPECIAL TO THE COURIER & PRESS Paul Rueff from Rolla, Mo., work on the roof of his gingerbread house for the Midwest Gingerbread House Competition & Holiday Showcase. Rueff is a member of Amateur team No. 21 sponsored by Brentwood Meadows.